Q: Is 240,187,846 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,187,846 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,187,846 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 240187846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 1,999 3,998 60,077 120,154 120,093,923 and 240,187,846, with no remainder.

Since 240,187,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,187,846, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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